The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-06

! AT Seville, Saturday, John way ana a,
j. Odum, both colored, quarrelled over
| 81 A.. Odum shot at Way twice without
effect. Way cut Odum several times.
The St. Nicholas Hotel, Gainesville, w.
| t. jackson, proprietor, is new brick
structure, newly furnished, centrally To-
Gated, first-class in all its appointments,
and has capacity for 100 guests 1t opens
to-day.
The new freight schedule of the South
Florida railroad makes the rate on oranges
&C. per box higher, and an advance OF &c.
per barrel on flour. Grain and hay in car
loads lc. per hundred weight higher than
former prices
The new firm of c. f. Pointer e. Co.,
formerly of Tampa, now of Orlando, deal
ers in hides, furs and woods, report business
in their line as looking up, and If the en-
couragements hold out will make Orlando
their headquarters instead of Tampa.
A large congregation assembled at the
Baptist church at Brooksville Thanksgiving
evening to witness the marriage in high
life" which was reported take place on that
day, but the bride and groom did not put in
an appearance. 1t was postponed until
Monday evening.
DR.. John Wescott is in daily expectation
of the arrival at St Augustine Of the Off
GERS and stockholders in the Coast Canal
Company from Washington On their ar
rival at st. Augustine they will be taken on
"A tour of inspection along the route of the
canal as far as Lake Worth.
! Over fifty telephones have been put in at
st. Augustine by the telephone company
| and large number of others will soon be
in operation. A new switchboard and a
large number of telephones arrived this
afternoon. The next thing contemplated
is connection by telephone with jackson
vile.
There was serious shooting ARRAY among
some negroes in house of i'll repute at
| Kissmmee Thursday night, in which three Of
the participants received bullet wounds
One of the wounded, Doc Jones, was
brought into Orlando Saturday and the
doctors think he will die The parties i'll
the ARRAY all reside in Orlando. One of
them was arrested and lodged in Jail at
Kissimmee, while another made his escape.
John F. Hooper, a colored man from At
ianta. Ga, was shot and mortally wounded
Saturday night, Nov %, by Charles Tyre,
also colored, at the latter's house, in Fort
| Myers Hooper was supposed to be init
mate with Tyres wife. DR.. L. c. Wash
burn held Coroner's inquest on Nov. rs,
and verdict in accordance was rendered by
| the jury. The preliminary examination
was held before Robert Crawford, County
Judge, and Tyre was committed to Jail to
| answer at the next term of the Circuit
| Court.
An important sale is about to be consum-
mated in st. Augustine by which the Cath
| Ole church will secure a valuable piece of
property A. j. Alexander, the Kentucky
stock raiser, who owns a fine residence and
grounds on the corner of Bridge and st.
George streets, arrived Friday, and will
probably in a few days complete the sale of
his property, which adjoins the convent of
| the Sisters of st. Joseph. Mr.. Alexander,
who has for many years been winter resi-
dent of this city, will probably make this
his last winter in Florida.
One of the prominent institutions in St
Augustine, and what has more than any
thing else contributed to the general enjoy
ment of the winter visitors is the st.
Augustine Yacht Club. The club has lately
been greatly cramped for room, and has
been looking for more commodious quar-
ters 1t has now ON hand the sum of $4,000
with which to purchase buildings suitable
for club house. The most conveniently
located place obtainable is the Edgar pro-
perty and without doubt they will soon own
this property. Daniel Edgar, in company
with Capt A. V. H. Leroy, arrived Friday,
and is at present stopping at the Magnolia
Hotel The early appearance OF these gen
tlemen, who are both regular visitors and
members of the yacht club is supposed
TO be in connection with the sale of the
Edgar property. The sum Of 900 is
asked for it.
Last Friday, while loading the schooner
Lily White, at Punta Rassa, with cattle for
the Key West market, man was badly in
iured by bull. The cattle are corraled in
a large pen which is connected by shute or
driveway to the vessel, and the cattle are
run in in punches of ten or more. 1t was
while assisting one of these 'drives"
that John Watkins, mate of the YES
sci, was charged on by vicious bull The
men assisting saw his danger and
called to him, but he did not see or realize
his danger until the animal was within
few feet of him. He reached up and at
tempted to draw himself out of the corral,
by catching on the overhead fixtures, but
he was too late. The bull caught him and
threw him, and took another hold on him
while he had Watkins down. DR.. T. +.
Langford called to the men to catch Wat
kins, but they were little too late, and he
was again thrown. Then the bull settled
down and got another hold on him and as
Watkins was tossed up, the men grabbed
him and pulled him over the pen, dislocat-
ing one of his shoulders. Watkins was
hooked across the abdomen, but fortunately
not deep enough to do serious injury. DR.
Langford states that Watkins, though bad
ly hurt, is not dangerously so, and was sent
to Key West on the schooner. DIR. Harris,
of Key West, was at Punta Rassa, and at
tended to the mans injuries.